Fair Use

@JacobCWalton
Fair use is a sticky issue. Every day, people enjoy parodies and tributes of famous media items. However, posting these videos runs the risk of being blamed for copyright. The video “Star Wars Fan Film – Essence of the Force,” for example, was basically a commercial for Mountain Dew. By mimicking a media icon without giving credit for the purpose of being “used upon the potential market…” it violated fair use. Meanwhile, the other given video, “Star Wars Saga (The Best Trance Remix Montage)” features many clips from the source material, but with proper credit given. Also, it is not an advertisement, but simply a visual aspect to go along with the accompanying musical remix. As such, it constitutes fair use.
In a world where all the good ideas have already been taken, one must be careful before building off good ones.